Yesterday, we experienced record-breaking warm temperatures (77) and a huge windstorm in Kansas, whirling across our entire state. In our town, winds gusted to 89 mph, and in a few other places, even higher. We had tornado warnings, a horrendous rainstorm, and power outages in parts of town. Farther west of us, there were many wildfires and dust storms. The giant winds carried the smoky smell many miles to places that had no fires. People smelled the smoke and feared a blaze roared nearby. The interstate closed from mid-central Kansas to the Colorado border and most likely into Colorado, as well. The rain beat on our windows and rolled down in sheets of water. We were blessed in that we had no tornado here, only the warning and sirens blaring. It was a scary day and night.
Now, there will be a major clean-up of the debris left by the storm. When I opened our front door to retrieve the newspaper this morning, the area in front of the door looked like someone had emptied a bushel basket filled with leaves. A shovel may be needed to remove them today. Some trees were uprooted and fences knocked down in other parts of town. There will surely be more to learn as the day goes on.
As a writing exercise today, choose one or more from the list of weather-related words below. Write a descriptive paragraph. Write it from a personal view, not as a report.
A. rain
B. snow
C. blizzard
D. hurricane
E. dust storm
F. tornado
G. hailstorm
H. ice storm
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